Nonstop flight route between Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe and Brady, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Les Saintes Airport (LSS), Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe and Curtis Field (BBD), Brady, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,598 miles (or 4,181 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Les Saintes Airport and Curtis Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Les Saintes Airport and Curtis Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSS / TFFS |
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Location: | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'51"N by 61°34'50"W |
Area Served: | Terre-de-Haut, Îles des Saintes |
Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guadeloupe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSS |
More Information: | LSS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBD / KBBD |
Airport Name: | Curtis Field |
Location: | Brady, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°10'45"N by 99°19'26"W |
Area Served: | Brady, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brady |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1827 feet (557 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBD |
More Information: | BBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Les Saintes Airport (LSS):
- In addition to being known as "Les Saintes Airport", another name for LSS is "Aérodrome de Terre-de-Haut".
- Les Saintes Airport (LSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Les Saintes Airport (LSS) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Les Saintes Airport (meaning Les Saintes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Les Saintes Airport (LSS) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of LSS.
- Because of Les Saintes Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Les Saintes Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Curtis Field (BBD):
- It is notable that enlisted sergeant pilots received their primary flight training at Curtis Field in early 1942.
- The furthest airport from Curtis Field (BBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,102 miles (17,867 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Airline flights ended in 1958-59.
- Several local axillary landing airfields were associated with Curtis Field, the Curtis Ranch.
- The closest airport to Curtis Field (BBD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BBD.
- Curtis Field (BBD) has 2 runways.